The 2015 NatWest T20 Blast was the thirteenth edition of the T20 Blast, the English and Welsh Twenty20 cricket competition. The competition ran from 15 May 2015 to Finals Day at Edgbaston on 29 August. The competition was won for the first time by Lancashire Lightning, who defeated Northamptonshire Steelbacks in the final.
Format The 18 teams are divided into two groups of nine. In the style of a round-robin tournament, each team will play six other teams in their group both home and away. The other two teams will be faced just once. The top four teams from each group qualify for the knockout stage: a three-round single-elimination tournament. The winner of each group will have a home match in the quarter-finals against the fourth team from the other group. The runners-up from each group will play at home against the third placed team from the other group. The semi-finals will be a free draw from all the qualified teams. Finals Day will be again be held at Edgbaston.
North Division
Table
Results Birmingham BearsDerbyshire FalconsDurham JetsLancashire LightningLeicestershire FoxesNorthamptonshire SteelbacksNottinghamshire OutlawsWorcestershire RapidsYorkshire Vikings Birmingham Bears
| Derbyshire Falcons
| Durham Jets
| Lancashire Lightning
| Leicestershire Foxes
| Northamptonshire Steelbacks
| Nottinghamshire Outlaws
| Worcestershire Rapids
| Yorkshire Vikings
Fixtures All times are BST.
May
June
July
South Division
Table
Results Essex EaglesGlamorganGloucestershireHampshireKent SpitfiresMiddlesexSomersetSurreySussex Sharks Essex Eagles
| Glamorgan
| Gloucestershire
| Hampshire
| Kent Spitfires
| Middlesex
| Somerset
| Surrey
| Sussex Sharks
Fixtures All times are BST.
May
June
July
Knockout stage
Quarter-finals
Semifinals
Final
Personnel Team Head coach Captain Overseas player(s)Birmingham Bears Dougie Brown Varun Chopra Brendon McCullum Jeetan PatelDerbyshire Falcons Graeme Welch Wayne Madsen Hashim Amla Tillakaratne Dilshan Nathan RimmingtonDurham Jets Jon Lewis Mark Stoneman John HastingsEssex Eagles Paul Grayson Ryan ten Doeschate Jesse Ryder Shaun TaitGlamorgan Toby Radford Jacques Rudolph Jacques Rudolph Wayne ParnellGloucestershire Richard Dawson Michael Klinger Michael Klinger Peter HandscombHampshire Dale Benkenstein James Vince Yasir Arafat Jackson BirdKent Spitfires Jimmy Adams Rob KeyLancashire Lightning Ashley Giles Tom Smith James Faulkner Peter SiddleLeicestershire Foxes Andrew McDonald Mark Cosgrove Grant Elliott Clint McKay Mark Cosgrove Umar AkmalMiddlesex Richard Scott Eoin Morgan Adam Voges Joe BurnsNorthamptonshire Steelbacks David Ripley Alex Wakely Shahid Afridi Rory KleinveldtNottinghamshire Outlaws Mick Newell James Taylor Darren Sammy Vernon Philander Ben HilfenhausSomerset Matthew Maynard Alfonso Thomas Chris Gayle Abdur Rehman Luke Ronchi Sohail Tanvir Alfonso ThomasSurrey Graham Ford Gareth Batty Kumar Sangakkara Moises Henriques Wahab RiazSussex Sharks Mark Robinson Luke Wright Steve Magoffin Mahela Jayawardene George BaileyWorcestershire Rapids Steve Rhodes Daryl Mitchell Colin Munro Saeed Ajmal Sachithra SenanayakeYorkshire Vikings Jason Gillespie Andrew Gale Aaron Finch Glenn Maxwell Cheteshwar Pujara
Statistics
Highest team totals The following table lists the five highest team scores in the season. Team Total Opponent GroundBirmingham Bears 242/2Derbyshire FalconsEdgbaston, Birmingham Glamorgan 240/3 Surrey The Oval, London Kent Spitfires 231/7 Surrey The Oval, LondonLancashire Lightning 231/4Yorkshire VikingsOld Trafford, ManchesterKent Spitfires 227/7SomersetCounty Ground, Taunton
Most runs The top five highest run scorers (total runs) in the season are included in this table.
Player Team Runs Inns 100s 50s 4s 6sJames VinceHampshire7101659.19134.46107*158714Michael KlingerGloucestershire6541281.75142.17126*345421Sam NortheastKent Spitfires6411449.30152.98114146816Luke WrightSussex Sharks5641451.27171.95111*135129Richard LeviNorthamptonshire4851634.64143.4967*036115
Highest scores This table contains the top five highest scores of the season made by a batsman in a single innings.
Player Team Score Balls 4s 6s Opponent GroundBrendon McCullumBirmingham Bears158*641311Derbyshire FalconsEdgbaston, BirminghamChris GayleSomerset151*621015Kent SpitfiresCounty Ground, TauntonMichael KlingerGloucestershire126*6878Essex EaglesCounty Ground, BristolJason RoySurrey122*6586SomersetThe Oval, LondonDawid MalanMiddlesex115*64143Sussex SharksCounty Ground, Hove
Most wickets The following table contains the five leading wicket-takers of the season.
Player Team James FaulknerLancashire Lightning251312.6412.16.253/19Stephen ParryLancashire Lightning251615.6813.66.874/16Tom SmithGloucestershire231213.1311.27.025/39Shaun TaitEssex Eagles231419.3413.88.393/28Usman ArshadDurham Jets221313.2710.07.893/18
Best bowling figures This table lists the top five players with the best bowling figures.
Player Team Overs Figures Opponent GroundKyle AbbottMiddlesex45/14Sussex SharksCounty Ground, HoveJames FranklinMiddlesex45/21Kent SpitfiresLord's, LondonMatthew FisherYorkshire Vikings3.25/22Derbyshire FalconsHeadingley, LeedsDavid PayneGloucestershire3.35/24MiddlesexOld Deer Park, RichmondTom SmithGloucestershire45/39Essex EaglesCounty Ground, Bristol
See also 2015 Royal London One-Day Cup 2015 County Championship
References
External links Tournament Site – Cricinfo